The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette quoted Tuesday a criminal complaint that said Adams had left the Cambod-Ican Kitchen at 17th and East Carson streets shortly before 3 a.m. when three men confronted him. One man had a knife, the other had a gun. Parnay, according to the complaint, told Adams that his black Ford F-150 Raptor was a nice truck, and Means said, "Gimme your car."

Adams didn't have his car keys. He told the men, "You aren't gonna shoot me on the street in front of people," the complaint said.